diff --git a/salt/nginx/etc/nginx.conf b/salt/nginx/etc/nginx.conf
index 795663384..3ef0c5c1f 100644
--- a/salt/nginx/etc/nginx.conf
+++ b/salt/nginx/etc/nginx.conf
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 worker_processes auto;
 error_log /var/log/nginx/error.log;
 pid /run/nginx.pid;
+user nobody;
 
 include /usr/share/nginx/modules/*.conf;